as dan billow reports, it took several deputies and some luck to get the big bird off the road and out of danger. >> taco is a 4-year-old emu, a 5 foot tall flightless bird who was out looking for a mate according to his owner. nothing resembles a female emu, but he isn't one to be mror. motorcycles seemed to draw his interest. imagine being this guy pulled over by a giant bird. maybe he'll wear his helmet from now on. >> it's odd. it's not something that we see every day. i think our guys did a really good job on trying to contain the bird. >> taco wu interested in everything and everyone. deputies at first had no idea what to do with him. they tried to herd him off the road using patrol cars. not a chance. another motorcycle arrived. that, too, was a mistake. taco wanted a kiss. and high stepping across the highway, he seemed as free as, well, a bird. >> it's a very large bird. at the time of the incident folks were trying to get to work. we have school buses going around, so it became a traffic hazard. >> taco lives in a suburban back yard two blocks away wrshg the uniqueness doesn'